The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Soccer’s Missimo selected as MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
11.29.2023 | Soccer
Missimo currently leads Division I women’s soccer in seven different statistical categories; in top two in three additional
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Texas women's soccer student-athlete Lexi Missimo was named one of the 15 semifinalists for the 2023 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy, United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) announced Wednesday morning.
In 24 soccer matches played in the Burnt Orange and White throughout 2023, Missimo set six different single-season program records, including points (72), goals (26), assists (20, shots (126) and penalty kicks (9). Her 72 points on the season — two points per goal, one point per assist — were tied for the 15th-most in Division I women's soccer single season history. She also became just the fifth Division I women's soccer student-athlete since 2000 — Portland's Christine Sinclair (88, 2005), Stanford's Catarina Macario (87, 2019), Florida's Abby Wambach (76, 2001) and North Carolina's Lindsay Tarpley (73, 2003) — score 72-or-more points in a single season.
A midfielder, Missimo became the first women's soccer student-athlete in league history to lead the Big 12 Conference in every offensive category. She was also selected as the Big 12's Midfielder of the Year, a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team honoree, the Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the Big 12's postseason tournament as well as helped her team to its third Big 12 Conference tournament championship trophy.
On the season, Missimo, a native of Southlake, Texas, was a four-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week selection, two-time United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week, two-time College Soccer News National Player of the Week, one-time NCAA Digital Player of the Week and was selected to Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News' National Team of the Week a combined nine times.
Following a standout junior campaign, Missimo is currently not only the program's career leader in career points (139) and career assists (51), but also the Division I women's soccer active leader in assists per match (0.77), points per match (2.11), assists and points. She also became the latest member of the Division I women's soccer 40-goal, 40-assist club — the first since 2021 — as a result of her performance throughout the season.
Missimo's selection as a semifinalist marked the second consecutive season Texas has had a women's soccer student-athlete recognized as one of the top 15 standouts on the pitch after forward Trinity Byars earned the honor in 2022. The Longhorns are one of seven Division I women's soccer programs to have a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in 2022 and 2023: Brown, Florida State, Georgia, Harvard, Notre Dame, Saint Louis, and Texas.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Three women's finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 5, 2024, to formally announce this year's winners.
2023 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists:
Name School Class Pos. Hometown
Jasmine Aikey Stanford So. M Palo Alto, Calif.
Hannah Anderson Texas Tech GR5 D Plano, Texas
Eleanor Dale Nebraska Sr. F Billingham, England
Jordynn Dudley Florida State Fr. F Milton, Ga.
Onyi Echegini Florida State GR5 F London, England
Emily Gaebe Saint Louis Jr. F Union, Mo.
Eva Gaetino* Notre Dame Sr. D Dexter, Mich.
Josefine Hasbo Harvard Jr. M Runstad Kyst, Denmark
Julia Leas* Georgetown GR5 D Vienna, Va.
Lexi Missimo Texas Jr. M Southlake, Texas
Brecken Mozingo BYU Sr. M Sandy, Utah
Brittany Raphino* Brown Sr. F Randolph, Mass.
Lilly Reale UCLA Jr. D Hingham, Mass.
Laveni Vaka BYU Sr. D Sandy, Utah
Madison White Texas Tech GR5 GK Rockwall, Texas
*returning semifinalists
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